ねぶた
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Japanese
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| 佞武多 |
Alternative forms
- ねぷた (neputa, in Hirosaki, western Aomori Prefecture)
Etymology
Likely from the stem of adjective 眠たい (nebutai, “sleepy, drowsy”).[1]
Noun
- an illuminated parade float that usually features characters from kabuki
Proper noun
- Short for ねぶた祭 (Nebuta Matsuri). a festival held on early August in Aomori city, known for its illuminated kabuki parade floats
See also
- 跳人 (haneto)
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN